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Masaru Y.

Masaru Y.

Japanese Technical Translator | Manufacturing & Engineering

Japanese technical translator specializing in English-to-Japanese and Japanese-to-English translation for manufacturing, engineering, semiconductor, industrial automation, and technical documentation. I have over 10 years of experience in manufacturing and engineering, including 4 years of on-site work in the U.S. My work covers technical catalogs, product manuals, specifications, engineering documents, and business communication for industrial and technical audiences. In addition to translation and proofreading, I help clients improve consistency across ongoing localization projects through terminology management and translation QA. Services include: ・English-to-Japanese and Japanese-to-English technical translation ・Technical catalog and product manual localization ・Manufacturing and engineering documentation ・Semiconductor and industrial product documentation ・Proofreading and localization QA ・Terminology database development and terminology consistency management ・Review of existing Japanese translations against English source documents I focus on accurate technical meaning, natural Japanese, consistent terminology, and clear communication with engineering and production teams. Tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, CAT tools, and AI-assisted translation workflows

🇯🇵Toyota, Japan$40/hr40% JSS5.00 (1)Since Oct 2025

Earnings and projects

MRR
$217

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#110,578 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#311 / 1,269
Revenue, last 30 days
$601

Last 6 months: $1.3k

World#58,059 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#130 / 1,269
Total earnings
$3.1k

Billed in all: $3.2k

World#296,026 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#789 / 1,269
Per project
$441

$433 in the last 6 months

World#194,644 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#546 / 1,269
Projects, last 6 months
3
33% fixed67% hourly
World#66,482 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#199 / 1,269
Projects in all
7

Across 10 contracts

80% fixed20% hourly
World#236,191 / 412k
🇯🇵Country#667 / 1,269

Earnings, last 30 days

$3.2k+$601 earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$2.5k$3.0k$3.5kOct 9Oct 24Nov 8

Skill rankings: Top 16% in Semiconductor

Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.

  1. #7Semiconductor44 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 16%
  2. #67Product Documentation229 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #3Top 29%
  3. #75Industrial Engineering231 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 32%
  4. #86Manufacturing Engineering203 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #2Top 42%
  5. #96User Manual286 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #1Top 34%
  6. #107Japanese to English Translation478 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #56Top 22%
  7. #138English to Japanese Translation529 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #85Top 26%
  8. #148Business Translation487 freelancers · 🇯🇵 #6Top 30%